Men's Tennis tops UAFS, to face Newman in Heartland title match

By Chad Peters | St. Mary's Athletics Communications

DALLAS — No. 1 seed St. Mary's Men's Tennis opened up the Heartland Conference championships with a 5-0 victory over No. 4 seed UAFS in Friday's semifinals.

The victory allows the Rattlers to advance to Saturday's championship match, where they will face No. 3 seed Newman at 12 p.m.

Alex Joseph had the decisive point in the Snakes' (16-6) victory, winning 6-0, 6-3 in No. 5 singles.

The Rattlers took the early lead after sweeping doubles play, where No. 1 Adam Dockery and Jeremiah Gonzalez won 8-1; No. 2 Michael Maciel and Jose Antelo cruised 8-2; and No. 3 Bojan Popovic and Alex Joseph prevailed 8-4.

Dockery picked up the other singles win, topping Grady McCain 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4. The victory marked Dockery's 17th of the season, which is believed to be the most dual singles victory ever posted by a Rattler in a single season.

The Rattlers will try to add a Heartland Conference tournament championship to the regular-season title it already claimed when they take on Newman on Saturday. The Rattlers beat the Jets 6-3 when the teams met earlier this season.

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Players Mentioned

Jose Antelo: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Adam Dockery: 5' 8"; Senior

Michael Maciel: 5' 7"; Senior

Jeremiah Sanchez: 5' 9"; Freshman

Bojan Popovic: 6' 5"; Sophomore

Alex Joseph: 5' 10"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jose Antelo
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Adam Dockery
: 5' 8"; Senior

Michael Maciel
: 5' 7"; Senior

Jeremiah Sanchez
: 5' 9"; Freshman

Bojan Popovic
: 6' 5"; Sophomore

Alex Joseph
: 5' 10"; Freshman

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Men's Tennis tops UAFS, to face Newman in Heartland title match

Players Mentioned

Jose Antelo

Adam Dockery

Michael Maciel

Jeremiah Sanchez

Bojan Popovic

Alex Joseph

Players Mentioned

Jose Antelo

Adam Dockery

Michael Maciel

Jeremiah Sanchez

Bojan Popovic

Alex Joseph

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